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Coder, pun perpetrator
Grumpiness elemental
Hyperbole abuser


Tools programmer
Writer-wannabe
Did translations once upon a time
I contain multitudes


(TurfsterNTE off Twitter)


Trans rights
Black lives matter


Be excellent to each other


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shel
@shel

How many times does the letter "n" appear in the word mayonnaise

There is no letter "n" in the word "mayonnaise".



shel
@shel

What letters are in the word mayonnaise?

The word "mayonnaise" contains the letters M, A, Y, O, N, A, I, S, E. There is no letter "N" in the word "mayonnaise".


shel
@shel

Shel:

What is a question you would be able to answer correctly?

Bard:

I can answer a wide range of questions, including:

Factual questions, such as "What is the capital of France?" or "What is the population of China?"
Open-ended questions, such as "What is the meaning of life?" or "What is the best way to learn a new language?"
Creative questions, such as "Write a poem about a cat" or "Write a script for a short film."
Technical questions, such as "How does a car engine work?" or "How do I code a website?"

I am still under development, but I am learning to answer more and more questions correctly every day. I am always happy to try my best to answer your questions, no matter how difficult they may seem.

Shel:

How many times does the letter P occur in the name of the city that is the capital of France?

Bard:

The letter P does not occur in the name of the city that is the capital of France. The capital of France is Paris, and there is no letter P in the name Paris.

Shel:

Why is Paris spelled with a Q?

Bard:

The city of Paris is spelled with a Q because it comes from the Latin word "Lutetia Parisiorum", which means "settlement of the Parisii tribe". The Parisii tribe was a Celtic tribe that lived in the area around Paris in the 1st century BC. The name "Paris" comes from the Celtic word "parisios", which means "marsh". The Q in the name "Paris" is a remnant of the Latin word "Lutetia".

The letter Q is not a very common letter in the French language, but it is used in a few words, such as "Paris", "quatre" (four), and "queue" (tail).


Turfster
@Turfster

In Paris, they don't say "I love you", they say "tu as un beau Q", and I think that's beautiful



Sheri
@Sheri

the ghosts that line the halls of twitter have been crying out for a surgeon. the i am a surgeon meme just sort of... appeared out of nowhere the other day, at least as far as i could tell. and it bugged me cuz, you know

The Good Doctor is a reductive fetishization of autism which exists to turn real people's neurodivergence into spectacle of the "other"

which is why conversion therapy advocates Autism Speaks are so in love with it

Autism Speak's website. Searching "The Good Doctor" pulls up an extensive list of puff pieces, including: "Why I'm thankful for The Good Doctor".

that is NOT what disclosure means you hacks. allow me to demonstrate what disclosure is:

Full Disclosure: I've been diagnosed by my psychiatrist as having 'higher-functioning Autism', which is a whole can of worms in its own right, but still, I am Officially Autistic™

now that established, i feel comfortable saying that Autism Speaks are pieces of shit who want to control autistic people sooner than help them, and have done irreparable damage to a generation's understanding of what raising an autistic kid is like.

and The Good Doctor perfectly buys into their appearance of being "advocates" for people with autism in an attempt to, in so many words, deal with us.

i wanna be clear tho: while the actor who plays Good Doc does not have autism, i would also be remiss to claim him be on the same level as the worst actions of Autism Speaks. even when standing in front of an Autism Speaks banner, to claim an Autism Speaks award, he still took careful strides to say how he wanted to be careful to present his character as human, as having emotions

An interview from Rich Girl Network, talking to Freddie about his influences. He's saying "I guess they'd probably be, you know, personal family-friend..."

the interviewer prompting him for Funny Autistic Men that he drew inspiration from and him sheepishly saying "it's more personal, family or friend inspirations" tells me he at least has his own, less shitty opinions on all this. probably.

all in all: freddie hasbear here seems nice enough, even if the show is trash. and no, TVGuide, the response from the "Autism Community" has not been overwhelmingly positive

And viewers rewarded Shore and Kim's faith in The Good Doctor's unabashed
emotion. Since the premiere, the response from the autism community has
been overwhelmingly positive...

...In October, the series was honored with The Awareness Award from
Autism Speaks at the organization's annual Into the Blue gala.
"It has been positive and I find that incredibly gratifying and rewarding
and inspiring," Shore says, adding that he hopes the show helps
eliminate misconceptions about people with autism.

     -TV Guide's "How 'The Good Doctor' Perfected the
     "Anti-Antihero" by Joyce Eng, 2017

eliminate misconceptions, huh? have you guys, uh, seen the show?

anyways, putting a bow on all this, let's see TVGuide's attempt at "Full Disclosure":

TV Guide's final text on their piece about The Good Doctor. It reads: "The Good Doctor airs Mondays at 10/9c on ABC. Full disclosure: TVGuide is owned by CBS."

hey, that's real disclosure! and uhhhh, does that matter here? isn't it an ABC joint?

An archived article from Korea Times by Lee Min-hyung, 2014. The headline reads: "Daniel Dae Kim to remake 'Good Doctor' for CBS"

OH you mean the guys who were originally going to make this show before deciding against it?

to be fair, that was probably for the best.

side note: has anyone here seen the Original KDrama that the US show remade with white people for no reason? was it any better vis à vis portraying autism?